Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Alt Itttkimut Bmi !km\btuL fj ^^m?m* *mBsaa#,aa,am?*wJPs^gm^a^'w ym)mmm? 4 v t % m r*?* rmwoNAL. Maw Lola Bui lough has gono to Greenville. Oa.. wher aho will touch daring the coming school ecsalon. Mis* Theo Kothol?, of the II. W Clown! Co.. of New Tork, la In the city for a few days visiting her slater Mm Marie Kothols. atlas Trembly, of New Tork. has at seated a poettIon with the Mlsscr. Wllkes. Mrs. W. Ustch und daughters of Kaatman. Oa. are visiting Mrs. T. E Whits, on Couth Harvln street. Mr, and Am H. P. Scott axe spend? lag the balance of the nummcr In the mountains of North Carolina and ?Jr. H J. Flafaburn* has returned from a dear bunt on South Sun tee. Ue had good hick, lining an eight-prong baut. J Mr. Goo. U. Hurst has returned from Baltimore, where he went sev srai days ago for consultation at ) Johns Hops Ina Hospital. Mrs. Looahlrtli returned to he. feomo at Helena l>lday after a visit tu Haunter in the home of her son, Mr t Luther Leonhlrii. where there Is a litt)* hoy. and hey wUl call him "Julian."?New berry Herald and rmjra. lira A. V. Brad ham and daughter ,Mam Mauds, of Manning nave return m^Jmrnmrn after spend ins awhile with ??Sias Virginia Unas, of Portsmouth Va. m visiting ?ra. Win. B. Daugh lUfi 411 North Main St. Mr. J. W. Brunsof. connected with Ifraao Rloharduon A Co.. - well tS^Bwu certified public accountants o: Atlanta, ?a.. has been In Sumter foi past weak and confined to hh on North Main street account of I IT Mr. Brunaon now holds a responsible potation with the iment as assistant to the Field Cat at Camp Ssvler. Greenville anil will return to hla duties there aal ??on as ha has sufficiently recovered J' when the work In Grenvllle If , aafnpleted, be will resume his position ' amn Richardson ? Co. kr. Robert Latnun. managing edi? tor of the Newa and Courier was Ir the city attending the State Council of Defena*. Mr. I a than made hit* home In Sumter sovoral years when cotjrt stonographer of this Judicial cir. emit and hai mary pleasant friend* h?fje who are gtad to see Mm, Goo* to Oglcthorpc, A telegram -ecelved from Mr ?san 9?ott who went to Columbia Ala morning states that he had re sarvod an appointment to the officera" Training Camp st Fort Oglethorpe an4 would leave for that place to? night. He was one of the darfted map Included In the first quota from tkit* county and was llateu to report at Came Jackson today, but one of the alternates ?.ook h aplace this mornlnt and want with the Sumter quota to Columbia today. ?' '? " ? Prltatectr News Noten. Privateer, Sept. t.?Cotton is open lag very fast nd the crop In this Im nasals ts sect to u t? shorter than It ha bioa la mveral years. The present drouth will es ua) the hay and pea mm*- * 4 be very short alao. Corn la v^ry good, but I do not think there adit be as much corn made in Prlva Idar this year as wan made last year /We are informed that Mr. 8. B ldjaib la moving from Privateer station to Plaswood. . Mrs. W. K. Tisdale. of Rock HU1. aad Mlas Douglas Geddings, of Hen darsonvlUe, N. C, are visiting Mrs. B. W. Itiveri. Dr. Bon Harvln of Kllorec Is visit? ing his bi other. Mr 3. A. Harvln. Misses Iva and Lucile Geddings < Paavllle are visiting Mr. R. J. Kolb. Mrs. Mary Mellette of Chadbourn. N. C. la ranting her sister. Miss Talu ua rutmtey. The health of the neighborhood I? vary good at thla writing. % Mr. Alva Oatben Is ut home from fa> navy on a few days' furlough. baath. Mr. 14. W. Preacott of Concord tow nab ij- died Monday after a long 111 aesa. The funeral eervlces were held Tu?sduy and th< Interment wua at the aVuasoo burying ground. He waa a member of Hollywood Camp, W. O. W.. and the funrral was oonducted by the eamp. He la survived by hla wife aad four ? hildrnn. Trenptvo. Notice. AU persons are forbidden to hunt or In any other Manner trespass upon the bin.I* of the on deralgncd hi I'rlva teer township. Treae lands are post #d and a I trenpaaaera will be prose cs ted J. DA 11(1 AN DsTlir.N. If Mr. I.ong la right Month CafO Una ought to l?e corn-fed this year. Greenwood Journal. mg-mm mint. IiK<*I LAU MONTHLY MrJLTlNt. MEU> II KHK TODAY. Organisation of All the Counties of Hute Practically Completed and Kl fcctlvo Work Being Done?Wheat Acreage to He Increased. The State Council of Defense met this morning In the Chamber of Com? merce roms, in regular monthly ses? sion. There waa not a full attendance of members, few representatives of the Piedmont section being present, but there were a number of chairmen of county councils here and the meet? ing was full of Interest and matters of importance were attended to. The meeting was called to order by Chairman I). 11. Coker at 9.30 o'clock, who first introduced County Chairman A. C. Phelps, who after briefly ex? pressing his gratification at having the State Council meet in Sumter, Intro? duced Mayor Jennings who welcome the body to Sumter and expressed the hope that the Council would meet here whenever it was convenient for them to do so. Chairman Coker stated that he had been invited by National Food Admin? istrator Hoover to accept the position of Administrator for South Carolina. He had visited Washington for n conference with Mr. Hoover and af? ter learning that the plans of the Food Administration Board were in close accord with the work being done by the State Council of Defense and could be carried on in connection with the work he was already doing he ac? cepted the appointment. He stated that two offices had been rented in Co? lumbia and that one would be used by th i State Council of Defense and tin other by the State Food Administra? tion. Secretary Sparks read the minuter of tho August mooting of the Coun? cil, which were approved. Ho then at the request of the chairman gave a summary of the reports received fron 'the Chairmen of County Councils. The reports showed that all counties have organised, save two and that the work a progressing most satisfactorily in all the other counties save one, which had not been thoroughly organized. He stated that the organisation in Sumter county was one of the most complete and the work done up to date the moat effective In tho State; but other counties that started their organiza? tions at a much later dato than Sum? ter are now doing fully effective work He referred especially to Union Coun ty, where the County Chairman, Mr. Lowndes J. Browning Is giving the greater part of his time to the work of public service and has perfected a ver^y complete and efficient organiza? tion. Other counties mentioned were likewlee fully organized, many of them having working committees in every school district. Dr. W. W.,Long, State Demonstra? tion Agent, reported that work war needed to Increase the livestock re? sources of the State, especially in hogs. Ho also stated that the cam? paign to increase tho small grain ac? reage had met with most encouraging result* thus far. There was moro in? terest than ever before and tho out? look was for the largest grain acreage the State had ever had In the recent past. In reference to wheat he ex preaaed the opinion that no effort should be made to materially re? duce the acreago of cotton and corn next year in favor of wheat. He said that if tho acreago was increased 37 per cent, as recommended by the De? partment of Agriculture the State would be doing all that It ?hould. He advocated planting wheat, but as ? matter of fact cotton and corn are more Important food crops in South Carolina than wheat, an acre of cotton yielding more food in the shape of oil than an ncro of wheat and an acre of corn likewise producing in this sec? tion more food than an aero of wheat. Tho Council decided to recommend that an aero of wheat be planted to every plow on every farm. This plan would conform approximately to the recommendation to Increase the State's wheat acreage 37 per cent. The matter of military training in [the public schools was discussed at some length, there being opposition to a blanket recommendation that mili? tary training bo Introduced In all the public schools, since such an under? taking is manifestly impracticable un? der existing conditions. It was agreed to refer the matter to a special committee for consideration and rec? ommendation. The time and place of the next meeting was also a matter of discus? sion. The difficulty of obtaining ho? tel accommodations In Columbia caus? ed the transfer of today's meeting to Sumter and it was the opinion of some members that the congested con? dition In Columbia might continue in? definitely. It was Anally agreed that future metings- be held In Columbia If possible. The Council remained In session until 1.3ft o'clock before taking a re eess for dinner. At the nfternoon scm slon the unfinished business will In? disposed of and um address will be de llvered by Mr. Walking, of Washing? ton,' rcpftWoting the National Coun? cil. ?VMTBR COUNTY ALMNllOUsU. Annual Report of Inspection 1? State Hoard of ( liuillies ami Corrections. The Co lowing report of Inspection of the Hunter county Almshouse, made May 19th, Is issued by the State Hoard or Chari'ios and Corrections: Mrs. J. D. Mitchell, Superintendent Piiupcts present: while men l white women 5, white boys 1, whlt< girls 4, negro men 4, negro women 3 Almshouse ami ICqiiipiiiciit. The State Board Of Charities and Corrections is urging the consolida? tion of county almshouses into dis? trict almshouses in which it will bi possible at a low per capita cost |< give paupers a combination of hospita and home care. Under this plan wit! its district humanitarian and econom? ic advantages, the Sumter count> almshouse would be absorbed into : district group. Consequently, in th>. report we will not comment on th* dellclences in the plant of Sumte) almshouse because these can best b? remedied by the creation of a distric almshouse to serve Sumter and Othei counties. Neither will we commen upon the equipment of this almshous?. unless there is pressing need for im mediate improvement in some par? ticulars. Management. The records of the paupers in thi. almshouse have never been up to re quirements. During inspection two o the inmates complained about the lac' of variety In their fare. Since the las' inspection the plant has been im proved by screening the paupers quarters and building fly-proof privie: of the wet pail type. Recommendations of the Superlii tcntlcnt. 1. As to "Records." Keep in i suitable book a record of each paupe; committed, which will show his name dato of commitment, race, sex anc age, whether married, jingle or wid owed, his mental and physical condi tion, the date of discharge and th reason for discharge (if discharge |i by death, give cause of death). 2. As to "Disposal of Sc ,erage.' Have the sewerage buried once ^ week under three feet of earth. Kecom mo mint Ions to the Supcrvlsoi and Commissioners. 1 1. As to "Administration and Meo1 leal Service." Pay the superintended A salary Instead of allowing her t' make what she can out of the fe< oald her for eMctlng the paupers. Em ploy an able-bodied negro woman t act as nurse aV the almshouse am. otherwise assist the superintendent. 2. As to "Paupers' Food and Feed mg." Give tho paupers three mcab 1 day instead of two, and a balanced and varied ration. This ration should include fresh meat or fish twice p week and whtj^t bread once a day. Al the meals fop the paupers should b( cooked In a central kitchen and non of the paupers should be allowed cook for themselves as at present. Putting these recommendations int< offset will enable us to Increase th scoro of the Sumter almshouse an make for tho better care of tho In mates. STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES ANi CORRECTIONS, Allen J. Johnston, Secty. Score Card Report on Sumter Count Almshouse. Scores 1. Almshouse: Pcrma- Pos- Ac manent features: si Me. 1. Location and ac? reage . 15 2. Superintend c n t's Quarters. 10 3. Pauper's Quarters... 175 1 (Total scoro under Section I) . 200 1 II Superintendent's Management: 1. The Paupers: (1) Personal hygiene GO (2, Occupation and discipline. 25 (3) Records. 25 2. Paupers'- ? Quar ters: Conditions: (1) Dormitories and adjuncts.110 (2) Kitchen and storeroom . 25 (3) Classification fa? cilities, full use of . . 15 I, Sanitation: (1) Disposal of sew? erage . 50 ( L') Disposal of ma? nure . 30 (3) Disposal of kitch? en refuse. 10 i. General condi? tions . 20 (Total score under Section II).400 III County Commis? sioners- & Alms? house: 1. Almshouse equip pment and re? pair .K?.ri 2. Sanitary facilities.. xr> ;;. Admlulstr a t 1 o n ? (fi and Medical Ser? vice m.100 11 4. Paupers' Food and Feeding. 40 2?> 5. Gei.eral Super? vision . 2? 10 (Total score under Section III). 400 212 Complete score of this Almshousc.1000 g43 Allen J. Johnston, Secty. DR. LONG TO SPEAK. Will Address Mass Meeting on Subject of Cooperative Marketing. Dr. W. W. I^ong. director of Farm Extension Work, of Clemson College, will address a meeting of farmers and other business- men at County Court room, next Monday, September 10th. at 10.30 o'clock on the question of the organization of an association to intelligently market grains of all kind, vegtables, livestock, etc. Mr. J. M. Xapier, Farm Demonstration Agent of Darlington County will a'so address this meeting. Every farmer and ev? ery other business man of Sumter County and Sumter City is cordially invited to attend next Monday's meet? ing. The Sumter County Council of De? fense has been called in extra scss'hm to hear Messrs. Dong and Xapier, and to cooperate in the organization o, such an association. The farmers of Sumter county and the business men of Sumter are vl taMy interested in the question of pro? fitably marketing all farm products in order to encourage farmers to pro? duce a sufficient surplus of food and feed stuffs and to keep hundreds o' housands of dollars at home that an *ent out of this county every year foi produce which can be profitably pro luced and sold at home and abroad. The members of the County Coun? cil of Defense are requested to ex? pensively advertise next Monday's meeting, and to induce farmers and other business men to be present. The nembers of the council are also urged to bo present themselves as Dr. Lone ind Mr. Napier will have many mat? ters of importance and money value tr tell those who attend. Cotton Grader Here. Mr. G. T. Brooks-, the governmen* 'otton grader who left here Monday lo go to the Officers' Training Camp it Fort Oglcthorpe, arrived too late U >e admitted, and he has therefore re urned to resume his duties as cotton Trader for the Tri-County Marketing \ssociatlon. His office will be at the Chamber of Commerce temporarily until tho association headquarters 'lave been equipped. Farmers wishi? ng to have cotton graded will Und hin it the Chamber of Commerce. jnprrttR cotton maukkt; P. G. BOWMAN, Cc?ton Buyer. > Corrected dally at 12 o'clock Noon Good Middling 20 7-8. Strict Middling 20 3-4. Middling 20 5-8. Strict Low Middling 20 3-8. Low Middling 20. VACANCIES AT NAVAL ACADEMY. Washington, Sept. 4.?Today Sena tor E. D. Smith made the announce ment that on October 24 the civil set vice commission will hold a competi? tive examination at Charleston, Co lumbia, Chester, Greenville, Green? wood, Florence, Orangeburg and Sum? ter to fill two vacancies at Annapolis Senator Smith stated that he was making the announcement this early to give the young men of the Statt who wish to compete for the appoint? ment a little time to prepare them selves. Ho also stated that he would be glad to furnish any additional in formation upon request. The merchant who has goods to sell should advertise now, for the cot? ton season is in full blast and lots o farmers have plenty of tobacco mon? ey still on hand. If the local mer? chants were as good advertisers as th< mail order houses who have beer flooding this section with catalogue for. the past six weeks, they would sell more goods and keep lots of money ii circulation in this section. The mail order business is built on intelligent and persistent advertising and by tin pull of advertising It overcomes the handicap of distance and. frequently, higher prices. If the local merchant* i spent pro rata as much money on ad? vertising in proportion to their busl , ness as do the mail order houses the local merchants would do more busi? ness and the mail order hCU*ei less. Newport News. Sept. 6.?Neither Capt. Morris or any Americans were iost when the British steamer Argalis was sunk a few weeks ago, accord? ing to official Information lure, n was previously reported that Capt. Morris was dead. No details of the si fitting are given. Where the Amor Icani wars taken is not stated. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES. Government Cotton Grader Enters Ollicers' TmlnlBff Camp at Fort Ogicthorpe. President J. M. Kolb, of the Tri County Farmers' Cotton Marketing Association requests the statement that an unavoidable delay has occur? red In opening up the quarters of this association at No. 11 Bast Liberty street, but that everything will be in shape in a few days. Mr. O. T. Brooks, the expert cotton grader stationed on this cotton mar ket left suddenly on Monday for Fort Oglethorpe to enter the officers' train? ing camp. The Chamber of Com? merce is doing its best to locate an? other cotton grader here, and Mr. J. H. Higginbotham, Field Agent of the United States Bureau of Markets- in charge of South Carolina, is expected to reach Sumter tonight and to do the grading until another permanent grader can be secured. Mr. Higgin? botham is one of the most expert of government cotton graders with a preat deal of experience. In the meantime and until the association's headquarters are opened the Sumter Chamber of Commerce will be the headquarters of the cotton grader and of the Tri-County Farmers' Marketing Association. The first of community and townshij meetings in the whirlwind campaign to stimulate interest in increased ac? reages of wheat, oats, and other grains, and planting of winter cover crops and winter gardens occurs at Bethel School House, Privateer Town ship, Friday night, September 7th, at 8.30 o'clock. Speakers from among Sumter's business men will attend th meeting. QUOTA LEAVE FOR CAMP. Thirteen Men Selected for Nation? Army Entrain for Camp Jackson ai Columbia. Five per cent, of this county's quota consisting of thirteen men, left thi; morning on the 9.4 5 Atlantic Coast Line train for Camp Jackson at Co lumbia. The men selected to go re ported at the local exemption board office at 9 o'clock and transportatioi was gotten for them. They were thei carried to the depot in automobiles where a large crowd had gathered t< bid them farewell. At the depot these men were joincc. by men from Lee, Clarendon, Wlt? liamsburg and Darlington countie? three extra coaches being put on t' take care of the men. The men car rled light stilt cases in aecordanc? with recent instructions from the gov? ernment. Each group was put li charge of a local man and he haC charge of the men in the capacity o* an officer. The men all seemed in a jolly mood. The list of men win went from this county is as follows: Samuel L. Smith, Horace B. Curtis, E. W. Foxworth, F. E. Seymour, E. Turner White, Geo. W. McLeod, Waverly B. Levy, J. B. McManus, C. A. Madden, Leland T. Emanuel, H. V. Boyce, George E. Josey, H. S. Parish. Bicycle Thief Arrested. The police department; was notilie; this morning that a bicycle had bee; stolen last night from V. (lazes. Th< first step toward recovering the whec md capturing the thief was to notif? nearby places to be on the lookout foi the wheel. During the morning My ers' store called up police hcadquar ters and reported that a negro bo> was there with a wheel trying to sei it. Mr. H. L. Tisdale went out a once, identified the wheel as the prop erty of V. Gazes and brought the ne gro back to town. The boy said hi name was Willie Stokes and that hi: home was In Georgia. He gave an un satisfactory account of his poss-essioi of the wheel, claiming that he ownet a wheel just like it. He was commit ted to jail for trial at the next tern of court. Mjor Stagsdall to Citadel. The Citadel will have an instructo; of military science next year in th< person of Major R. R. Stagsdall, re tired, who Is now stationed at Phils delphia. with the quartermaster corps Major John Moore of the Citadel fac ulty, however, will be the command ant, and has- already made plans COl several radical reforms in the rou tine work at the institution for nex i term.?Charleston Post. The farmer who does not own cow and a few hogs next year Will begin to feel the pinch of war-tnvn prict-s In earnest. The scarcity and i high price Of all fats is becoming : matter of world-wide concern. The owner of milk cows and hogs can pro duce his own butter and lard and de fy high prices, but the man who hm to buy his fats, and without fata on< cannot live, will have to pay dearly for them. Opinions from ^ Folks Who Know For malarial headache, Granger Liver Regulator entirely relieved my trouble.?J. Height, Wetumpka, AJa. Had heavy headache. Vomited twice to six times a day. Pour doses of Granger Liver Regulator made me well.?Loundas P. Brindley, Somer ville, Ala. i Mother had sick headache. Granger Liver Regulator did her more good than all the medicine fhe had taken before.?Pearley Davis, Pacio, Ala. I never expect to be without it in my home.?Jenie Usey, Gadsden, Ala. It is a great saver of doctors'bills. ?Louis N. Kent, Honoraville, Ala. There is none better.?Dr. T. E. Cothram, Alexis, Ala. ff All druggists sell Granger Liver Regulator?25c. Try it. ANSWER FILED BYGIBBKS. Ano'hcr C hapter in How Over Gome Warden's Office. Columbia, Sept. 3.?Wade Hamp? ton Oibbes, appointed chief game warden of the State of South Carolina, today iiled his answer to the proceed? ings brought in the Suprei. e Court by Thomas H. Peeples, Attorney General, testing the legality of his appointment to the office. In his answer Mr. Gibbes alleges that the senate of South Carolina has not been in session since the office of chief game warden became vacant. He alleges that he is informed and be? lieves that he was lawfully nominated by the Audubon Society and lawfully commissioned by the governor. Mr. Gibbes alleges on information and belief that A. A. Richardson, E. C. L. Adams and V. F. Funderburk, lealrlag to prevent the nomination of my other than A. A. Richardson for the position of chief game warden so prevented an expression of the choice )f the society that for a time no choice of the society could be arrived at. He layi that the governor through re? peated calls to E. C. L. Adams urged i selection by the society and that on the 19th ot May a meeting was prop? erly called, but at the meeting the iforesaid persons endeavored to bring n other persons as members and to lisqualify other members of the soci >ty and thereby prevent a choice by he society. The name of A. A. Rich irdaon was sent to the governor and returned by him as unsuitable. The answer of Mr. Gjbbes then re ates the circumstances s-urround ng the sending of the name of Dr. 3. C. L. Adams to the governor. The lame was returned by the governor as msuitable. "Shortly thereafter the said E. C. U Adams, president of the Audubon Society, without acting upon the re luest of the governor and not regard ng the best interests of the State, eft the State as the defendant Is in ormod and believes, without giving ny Indication to the governor of tho 'ength of his absence, whereupon the governor requested Dr. C. W. Barron, he vice president, to call a meeting >f the society," says the answer. The answer says that Dr. Barron idvertiscd in both of the daily papers >f Columbia the fact that there would >c a meeting of the society held ten lays after the notice of the call; that Jr. Adams and Funderburk endeavor? ed to prevent said meeting by state ?nents given to the newspapers "but levertheless at the appointed place md time the Audubon Society of >outh Carolina met and duly proceed? ed to make a choice of a person to :>e nominated to the governor for the position of chief game warden, and this defendant was nom mated by said society and received the; appointment ind commission of the governor for .he said position." The answer asks that the court give Lhe matter a speedy hearing. Will Accept Bond. Columbia, Sept. 3.?Carlton W. Sawyer, Comptroller General, today wrote Wade Hampton Gibbes, whose ippointment as game warden is now >eing tested in the courts, that he would accept Mr. Gibbes' offer to fur? nish the State a bond and indemnify t against loss by reason of issuing .warrants on vouchers approved by the Tame warden in the event the courts should decide his appointment was illegal. Death of An Infant. Anna Mae. the infant daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Durham, died Sat? urday last, aged two months and three days. *% Market reports indicate that there will be a very large surplus of Irish potatoes on the market this winter and that the prospect of high prlooa for spuds next spring is not ehecur agin?. It Is stated In Charleston pa? pers that the truckers of the Char? iest! n district are not planning to plant many potatoes next spring, un? less there is a very material change In the potato market In the meantime. They made a killing on potatoes this nprlng, and they do not want to loae what they made this year on next year*l crop.